Special Programs & Projects

Stand Up Stumps is an art installation project of 23 artworks by Kindergarten – 5th grade students that shares messages of Social Justice and Environmental Advocacy for a Better World. (No trees were harmed in the making of this art!) See the full length film about this project below!

Students painted windows at the old "Dining Hall" building to prevent birds strikes. Students not only learned about the impact of our built environment on native species, but also that their art can saves our feathered friends lives! 

Passion Projects compels students to research, design and create change to positively impact their surrounding community and environment.

Power Readers

EMSA’s Power Readers Program will instill the power of reading before the pivotal 3rd grade year. Third grade reading proficiency is one of the most important predictors for high school graduation.

Until 3rd grade, students learn to read; after 3rd grade, students read to learn. In the United States, 74% of students who struggle with reading will fall behind peers and never catch up because the majority of their curriculum will be taught through reading.

Literacy for Liberation

Power Readers is a part of EMSA’s Literacy for Liberation Program which promotes literacy that nurtures children to find their inner changemaker. This program removes systemic barriers for students by providing them with the tools to increase their literacy and the confidence to find their inner voice and cultivate changemaking.